Technically, Y'alls is more of a possesive form of Y'all. At least that's how I use it. Y'all can use it yall's own way. And yes, that paticular usage is techically wrong too, considering that its usually used to refer to an physical object, such as an airplane :) Nyeh.
Y'all have fun. Jon Berndt wrote: > > My favorite is the "I'm with stupid" tee shirt, but with the arrow > > pointing up (or is it down?) > > <snicker> > > > By the way, Jon, what do guys at > > Nasa say when something is relatively easy? > > We say: "OK, what did we miss?" [BTW, I am not employed by NASA, but by a > major aerospace corporation who supports them] > > > Assuming all y'alls > > (plural form of y'all) are pretty good at your jobs, "It's not exactly > > rocket science" just doesn't have that same ring to it. > > y'all *is* plural. "All y'all" is used sometimes, but y'all is sufficient > in the above circumstance, according to Webster. :-) > > Informally, when asked what I do (when among friends), I sometimes respond > with a grin that I am a rocket scientist (which is my wife's cue to roll > her eyes). In less informal circumstances I'd never do it. I saw somebody > introduce herself as a "Rocket Scientist" once in a defensive driving > class near Johnson Space Center. Considering several in the class could > have referred to themselves the same way, it sort of lost its impact - > even made me cringe. > > jb -- "The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal." --Peter Brimelow _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
